Top-10 Directors Working Today.

[baumer]

[baumer]

They look different

[The Stingray]

Maybe his girlfriend then...

[Hatebox]

Thanx for sharing Hatebox. Nothing new under the sun though. Bay IS very good at handling action, never he said he wasn't. I just think he sucks at everything else, and the spectacular final 30 min of TF3 does not compensate for the awful 1h and 30 min that came before it.

I think the article was saying that Bay's style is more sensory than people give him credit for, rather than him merely being good at action scenes. I'm not a fan, I was just posting it as a devil's advocate.

[vc2002]

So, once again, this thread turns into a Bay love-hate debate.

[The Stingray]

Yeah, stop diluting my thread, Baumer.

[The Toymaker]

I can't believe everybody has just ignored Michael Mann. He has made Collateral, Public Enemies and Miami Vice since 2000, and they're all excellent. He also made Ali.

Obviously Stallone is another fantastic director. He can direct action better than anyone, but he's also great with dialogue, so he can create sentimental scenes too. Rocky Balboa is one of the best movies for making the best of a bad situation - nobody thought that a sixth Rocky movie would work, they were just waiting to make jokes about it, but it turned out to be heartfelt and interesting, and as a director that is what Stallone brings to the table; that ability to recognise what is needed from a project.

[redfirebird2008]

Voted for the Coen Brothers.

[riczhang]

10. Darren Aronofsky9. Alejandro González Iñárritu8. Terrence Malick7. Steven Spielberg6. Tomas Alfredson5. J. J. Abrams4. Joel and Ethan Coen3. Martin Scorsese2. Paul Thomas Anderson1. Michael Haneke

[AniNate]

1 James Cameron2 Christopher Nolan3 Danny Boyle4 Quentin Tarantino5 Martin Scorsese6 Coen brothers7 David Fincher8 Steven Spielberg9 Gore Verbinski10 Peter Jackson

Edited December 5, 2012 by tribefan695

[#ED]

I too am limiting this to a director with at least 3 films on his resume.

11) Marcus Nispel (TCM 2003, Friday the 13th): Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 is enough to have him on this list, all by itself. The ingenuity in that film was truly awesome. His idea to film the hole in the head of the hitchhiker, using a mini camera on a piece of fishing wire was pure genius.

10) David Fincher (Zodiac, TSN, Girl With Dragon Tattoo): He showed how good he is with Seven

and then kept it going with films like the ones in brackets. A keen eye for detail and able to pay homage to some of the international greats like Dario Argento. Will win an oscar one day.

9) Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa, The Expendables, Rambo): Few people can direct action like Stallone. Rocky Balboa, imo, was worthy of a slew of awards including best director and picture.

8) Ridley Scott (Gladiator, American Ganster, Body of Lies): Gladiator is one of the best of the last decade.

7) Sam Mendes (MI3, Skyfall, Revolutionary Road): I thought Skyfall was good, not great, but directing wise, it is stunning. I'm not sure how he filmed the opening train scene. Add in the quiet and subtle brilliane of RR and he cements his status and lives up to the genius of American Beauty.

6) Clint Eastwood (Mystic River, Gran Torino): Clint should have won best director for Mystic River. Gran Torino is one of the most entertaining films of the decade. At 135 years old, Clint is not slowing down.

5) Martin Scorcese (Hugo, Shutter Island, The Departed) Finally won an oscar for The Departed and it was long overdue.

4) Gore Verbinski (POTC, The Ring) Pirates 1 was fantastic and 3 was good. I hated 2 but the reason he ranks so high is The Ring is the best horror film perhaps in 15 years.

3) Steven Spielberg (Lincoln, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, War of the Worlds): Not much needs to be said. He has an imitable style and 37 years after Jaws he is still making brilliant films.

2) Christopher Nolan (Memento, BB, TDK)It doesn't matter what he has done, TDK is one of this generations defining films. Robbed at the oscars, it will be remembered in the same vein as Jaws and Star Wars, films that should have won but will remain in the pysche for years to come.

1) Michael Bay (Tranformers, Pearl Harbor, Transformers 3): No one is more entertaining that Bay. His style cannot be duplicated. He runs his set like a general on a battle field and the results are explosive, literally and figuratively. He will win an oscar one day. Transformers is a hit because of his style. A visonary and a genius.

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? Michael Bay!? Baumer? Wtf!?

[baumer]

Bay is one of my faves buddy.

[The Stingray]

Bay is one of my faves buddy.

Unfortunately Christmas ED, its true. Edited December 6, 2012 by Don Niam The Stingray

[baumer]

Nothing unfortunate about liking a genius. Nothing unfortunate about liking a director who has entertain me with every film he has made.

[baumer]

Nothing unfortunate about a director who has entertain me with every single movie he has made. How many directions can you say that about? Not many

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Nolan for me. He's not perfect, but he hasn't made a bad or uninteresting movie yet. Every other big name director I can think of with enough films under his/her belt has made at least one bad one or a film I just don't care for personally. The others still need to make enough films to properly judge.More than enough films:1. Nolan2. Spielberg3. Scorsese4. Cameron5. Tarantino6. Jackson7. Del Toro8. Mendes9. Eastwood10. MangoldDirectors who I like who need more films to properly rank(in no order): Abrams, Whedon, Bird, Johnson, Webb, Wyatt, Cuaron, Affleck, Blomkamp, Jones.

Edited December 6, 2012 by Accursed Arachnid!™

[baumer]

I lovr Affleck and i will inclue him on my next list. His first three films are fantastic.

[The Stingray]

Bad Boys 1 & 2 are pretty entertaining.

[blenderbus]

My number one is a tie between the Coen brothers and Tarintino

[acsc1312]

Jumping to number one and saying PTA, without a doubt. More later.